August 2022
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Biography: Walter Crane
Walter Crane (1845-1915) was a pivotal figure in the Arts and Crafts Movement, renowned for his contributions as an illustrator, painter,…
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Inspiration: “No Walk Today,” by Sophie Gengembre Anderson
In 1854 the Andersons moved to London, where Sophie exhibited a still life of fruit, vegetables, game, and fish entitled An American Market…
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Inspiration: “First Cigarettes,” by Karl Witkowski
Karol Dominik Witkowski was born to a Polish family in Jazłowiec (Jaslowiec), near Buchach, Czortków (Podole, Poland, now Ukraine). As a child, he showed a precocious talent…
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Inspiration:”Path of The Nightmare,” by Jazeps Grosvalds
Jāzeps Grosvalds was born on 24 April 1891 in Riga as son of well-known Latvian lawyer Frīdrihs Grosvalds. His family was quite wealthy…